Seahawks re-sign exclusive rights free agent LB Dewey McDonald

It looks like the Seattle Seahawks aren’t finished bolstering their linebacker corps just yet.

Via the official NFL Transactions report on Monday, the Seahawks announced they would be re-signing Dewey McDonald, an exclusive rights free agent.

McDonald, who played college football at California University of Pennsylvania, signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He’s since made stops in New England and Oakland before being traded for a conditional seventh-round pick to Seattle last season.

For the Seahawks, McDonald played 14 games in 2016, recording eight tackles. He played 63.3 percent of special team snaps.

This offseason the Seahawks have focused on loading up at the linebacker position. Since free agency opened, the team added Terence Garvin, Arthur Brown and Michael Wilhoite to likely provide backup relief for K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner.

However, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll likes the idea of providing a little competition on his roster.

“We didn’t have anybody that made a difference in the last couple of years that can really fight to take those guys jobs,” Carroll said in his final press conference last season. “Think if someone can battle K.J. and Bobby for their starting time.”

And so far, adding competition is exactly what Carroll has done, at least at the linebacker position.